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Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling

Location: Cooper’s Hill, Brockworth, England

Date: Last Monday in May

You may have thought the most dangerous thing about cheese was the mould, but
then you’ve probably never stood atop Cooper’s Hill on this mad Monday. The
premise is simple: a handmade, seven pound circle of Double Gloucester
cheese is rolled down the hill and a gaggle of people chase down behind it.
The first to the bottom of the hill (or to grab the cheese) wins, and gets
to keep the cheese. Which does nothing to explain the mud, the slippery
grass, the slope and the injury toll.